A Pennsylvania casket maker has sued again the Chinese firm it sued in 2006 for the same complaint: selling alleged copies of its coffin in Texas.

The new lawsuit of the York Group prompted a Houston court to temporarily stop the Wuxi Taihu Tractor Co. from selling caskets allegedly resembling the U.S. firm's product effective Wednesday. The first hearing of the case at Houston district court is scheduled on Friday.

In the lawsuit filed July 15, the York Group charged that Wuxi violated a court order in 2006 preventing it from selling look-a-likes of its wood and metal caskets in the U.S., including Houston. The York Group also charged that Wuxi violated the court's order to put "Made in China" marks in its coffins.

Wuxi was not available for comment. In 2006, the Chinese firm denied York's allegations.

Meanwhile, a Houston casket dealer that sells knockoff coffins made by Wuxi denied the allegations of York Group. Julius Larry, co-owner and chief executive officer of Paradise South Casket Company Inc., said the caskets his company sells has "Made in China" markings and its design is not based on the York standards, according to Chron.com.

The Chinese-made caskets are cheaper because the cost of labor and materials to make the products are lower in China than in the U.S., according to Larry.